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Proud Food Sponsors of our 2010 HVACR Suppliers' Show Are: 

 Boiler Risk Control Training Services Call 616-218-2620

Williams Distributing Call 616-771-0502

York International - Call 866-230-6564

 

HVACR Suppliers’ Show!

March 18, 2010, a THURSDAY, and that day is slated for our HVACR Supplier's Show! We will be giving away a color TV this year--better odds than the lotto! So mark your calendars for March 18, 2010.  This show is FREE to all HVACR companies and their employees!  You're sure to have a great time! 

AGENDA for Thursday, March 18
4-7:00 P.M. ALL HVACR Suppliers Exhibitor Booths Open
HVACR Suppliers are ready with a display of their new or innovative products, “green” equipment, tools, etc., and they are ready to give you the information you have been asking about.
 
4:00-5:00 P.M. Contractor Training Session 
Get the most current information from Scott Hanna from ICF International as he will be at the show giving two, 1-hour each presentation sessions (with PowerPoint) training contractors how to do the paperwork to get the incentives /residential rebates that the program offers. These programs represent a significant opportunity for dealers to up sell in the marketplace, benefiting both the local HVAC industry and area consumers.
Again this is a free service.
5:00-6:00 P.M. Repeated Session
6:00-6:30 P.M Questions and Answers Session
 
4:00-7:00 P.M. Michigan Energy Options 
Topic is Reinvestment Act. They administer the state rebate programs for LP gas, oil, and corporative energy/power companies. This information will be a selling point for contractors and a quick training session to make sure HVACR contractor members know how to receive all the energy saving possible. Again this is a free service.
 
Technician Competition-First, Second, and Third Places.  The electrical troubleshooting boards will be set and ready for you to troubleshoot, just bring your meter and be ready to read the schematics, then search for the bug in the system.  Be sure to print and bring this flyer with you - no entry fees for the contest.
 
HVACR Students Looking for Job Opportunities- Students are looking for full-time work as technicians, internships (10 weeks in the summer), and engineering positions--be sure to visit their booths.
 
7:00 P.M. Show Closes
 
*Show's Food Sponsor is Boiler Risk Control Training Services (check out his new site), Williams Distributing, and York InternationalThank you for your continued support. 
Anyone that wants to reserve a booth space should contact Jan Anderson at 231-856-0006 or her cell phone number 616-915-2565.  Don't delay mark it on your calendar today!
 
 
February 16, 2010, we held a 3-Hour Combustion Analysis and Carbon Monoxide Safety Training class at Williams Distributing in Grand Rapids, MI and the room was more than filled to capacity. We would like to thank our trainers, Richard Bruno of Bacharach (phone number 646-416-3842) and Garry Lee VanDenBerg of H.S. Buy Van Associates (616-446-9068) for the great technical information. Another thank you goes out to Roger Mullennix and Williams Distributing, for providing the training room, pizza and soda for all the attendees.   
 
Letter received from Scott Hanna via email -- "Dear DTE Energy Residential HVAC Trade Ally" that was signed by Bob Fegan, Principal Energy Management Consultant, DTE Energy/MichCon.  This is important reading for our contractor members.
 
New Member Benefit - Griffin Tickets
 
This Novembers's speaker was Larry Van Rhee -- for more information see our Newsletters (you may print these two pages for your company's review -- Budget and Tech Pay Report)or this flyer.
 
 When Charlie McCrudden Talks ... Contractors Listen HR 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, would impose a "cap and trade" regime on greenhouse gas emissions starting in 2012. This 1000+ page bill will have a dramatic impact on the US economy at a time when our economic recovery is struggling to take hold.

Aside from the cap and trade proposal, HR 2454 also targets the HVACR industry specifically by:   imposing new regulatory requirements on HVACR equipment forcing the advancement of residential and commercial building codes without consensus phasing out the production and consumption of HFC refrigerants by 2036 causing an increase in the price of gasoline and diesel fuels. Cap and tradeWe ask that you urge your Congressman to vote NO on HR 2454.  You can use ACCA's Government Relations Grassroots Action Center to send a message to your Representative today. Thank you for helping ACCA fight for the contracting industry. If you have any questions, please contact  charlie.mccrudden@acca.org.


Did you miss the last meeting on BIM by Bruce Dilg from Ferris State University held on April 21, 2009? It was a great presentation done via PowerPoint.  Are you living in the future or the past? Take a look at what BIM could do for your contracting company.  If you want more information on BIM please call Bruce at 800 4 FERRIS.

 
Did you miss the last meeting on January 20, 2009? 
Here is the "GREEN" Presentation  Presented by Doug Zentz from FSU (phone number 231-591-3083). 
 
February 2009 -- Latest news on Tax Incentives / Credits - HVACR and Qualifying Equipment for Tax Credits in Excel Format.
 
NEW  - Michigan Incentives for Renewable EnergyEligible effciency technologies on a clothes washers/dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator/freezer, water furnace, building insulation, and windows.
 

The bill that passed in the Ways and Means Committee would remove the lifetime cap and allow homeowners to claim up to $1500 in credits for the tax years 2009 and 2010. Also, the per appliance limits are removed, meaning that a homeowner could claim all $1500 for a new high efficiency furnace, or all $1500 for a new high efficiency air conditioner or heat pump.

 
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